Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments.

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46-year-old Scott Michael Greene
also expressed his gratitude to
the Urbandale Police Department
- in the email obtained
exclusively by the Associated
Press. In it, he writes - "I
love the fact that you will give
your life for my daughter and
myself... You guys are absolute
heroes and I mean that from the
bottom of my heart -- I respect
each and every one of you with
all my heart." <":42 ALL CARS
ALL STATIONS WE HAVE AN OFFICER
DOWN">> 4 days later.. Police
say Greene shot and killed
Urbandale Ofc. Martin and Des
Moines Sgt. Beminio, in an
ambush-style attack - while they
were sitting in their patrol
cars about two miles apart.
<":7-:11 YOU'RE
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, SCHOOL
PROPERTY WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU
TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME"> Three
weeks earlier - officers asked
Greene to leave an Urbandale
football game... after he waved
a Confederate flag in front of
black spectators. District
officials asked Greene not to
attend the following week's game
- but he showed up anyway...
They then banned him from events
for 90 school days... The
records show Greene responded -
warning school officials in an
October 26th email - that he
would fight them like quote " a
pitbull who's been fed
gunpowder"... In another note 3
days later - Greene changed hi
tone. He apologized to school
officials - saying he was trying
to exercise his free speech in
the flag incident... "I was
sticking up for you men and
women in blue," he wrote.
could not stand anymore to see
people sit during the anthem."
Greene told officials he
suffered from Post-Traumatic
stress disorder but that he had
gotten it - quote "worked out"
... "I apologize that I ran my
mouth.. He wrote -- An
continued -- my dark days are
over. I've been treated. I've
been healed"
Greene allegedly shot and killed
the officers four days later
He's in jail right now -
awaiting trial on two counts o
first-degree murder. He faces

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Man accused of killing 2 officers had praised police earlier

Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments.

Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments praising officers for their service and calling them "absolute heroes."
In an online compliment form addressed to the "many officers" of the Urbandale Police Department, Greene wrote on Oct. 29 that he loved them for keeping the community safe. He apologized for prior run-ins with his hometown department and said that his "dark days" were over because he was getting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Four days after the laudatory email, authorities say Greene shot and killed Urbandale police officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Antony Beminio in ambush-style attacks while they sat in patrol cars. The Associated Press exclusively obtained the document Thursday under open records law.

IOWA CITY, Iowa —

Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments praising officers for their service and calling them "absolute heroes."

In an online compliment form addressed to the "many officers" of the Urbandale Police Department, Greene wrote on Oct. 29 that he loved them for keeping the community safe.

He apologized for prior run-ins with his hometown department and said that his "dark days" were over because he was getting treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Four days after the laudatory email, authorities say Greene shot and killed Urbandale police officer Justin Martin and Des Moines Police Sgt. Antony Beminio in ambush-style attacks while they sat in patrol cars.

The Associated Press exclusively obtained the document Thursday under open records law.